Office of Charter Schools School Leadership Development Program (SLDP)

Formerly called The Charter School Transformational Leadership Program

Interest Webinar for a New Cohort

Tues, June 13, 2023 @ 10 AM

Please join us for a webinar to hear about an exceptional professional growth and leadership development opportunity program that will have a direct impact on your school's success. Over the past year, Alex Quigley and Jason Jowers have led a nine session, school leader development program directed at equipping leaders to lead instruction, develop their teachers, and manage their teams to outcomes. Participants in the program this past year rated the program as a 4.7 on a scale of 1-5 in terms of its overall impact on their effectiveness as a leader. The program, sponsored by the NC ACCESS grant is now called The Office of Charter Schools School Leadership Development Program (SLDP) and is offered for free to School Directors and their Instructional Leaders.  In the 2023-2024 school year, 25 slots will be available on a first come, first serve basis. We are reserving 10 slots for low-performing schools.  Interested schools should attend a webinar, led by Alex and Jason @10 AM on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.  The webinar will be recorded. You must register to have access to the recorded webinar.

If you are interested, please register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OCS_SLDP

OLR "2021-22 Recovery Analysis for NC Charter Schools"

Charter School Average Daily Membership (CSADM)

Projections for FY 2023-2024 – Phase II – Final Verification: Initial ADM submission window is June 5, 2023 through June 19, 2023. 

 All Charter, Regional, and UNC Lab Schools with current year enrollment and new charter schools approved by the State Board of Education to open July 1, 2023 are required to report.

 All charter school Executive Directors are required to submit between June 5, 2023 – June 19, 2023 the CSADM Phase II – Final Verification: Initial ADM for School Year 2023-2024. 

Charters and UNC Laboratory Schools approved to open with enrollment for the upcoming school year July 1, 2023 will only display during Phase II.  The Phase II – Final Verification Initial ADM submission will be used for the first installment of your annual allotment. 

The first installment of your annual allotment will occur in July. It is based on Month 1 Average Daily Membership (ADM), not attendance. The charter school will be given access to 34% of the annual allotment based on the projection provided by the charter.  At the end of November, the annual allotment is recalculated based on Month 1 ADM.  Schools are provided 68% of State per student amount “Actual Month 1 ADM” to use as an authority to draw.  If the charter school provided an over-projection AND has drawn down the funds, the overdraft will be netted against the 2nd installment. Hence, it is important for accounts to be correct and to know from what counties students are coming.

 This submission is required even if your school has requested State Board of Education approval for enrollment increase or grade expansion. 

 The CSADM Projection System is accessible at any of the following links:  

CSADM website: https://schools.nc.gov/csadm  

FBS, Independent Public Schools Operations home page: 

 https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/district-operations/financial-and-business-services/independent-public-schools-operations 

 As this impacts your school's funding, we can only accept information submitted by the Head of School. 

If you have questions about the CSADM process or system, please contact felicia.atkinson@dpi.nc.gov .

Register for the NC Annual ESSA Summer Conference

Come join the Office of Federal Programs team, as well as, Federal Program Directors from across the State of North Carolina, to learn about the latest federal updates and best practices related to federal funding and program implementation.  

The concurrent sessions are designed to be capacity building opportunities for Federal Programs Directors and Coordinators, Finance Officers and School Leaders from districts and charter/lab schools. 

Please register by Friday, June 16, 2023.

Click here to register for the NC Annual ESSA Summer Conference.

Click here to reserve your hotel room at the Greensboro High Point Airport Marriott

Annual Charter School Health Services Report Is Open

The Annual Charter School Health Report link is now open. Reporting must be completed no later than June 20, 2023. The report is designed to assist in identifying resource needs for healthcare of students in charter schools. Responses will be used to inform future training topics and to report on compliance with required legislation and policies such as Care of Students with Diabetes (§ 115C-375.3.) and School Supply of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors (§ 115C-375.2A). You may click here to access the report link or copy and pasted the link below into your browser. 

As a reminder, charter schools that do not employ a licensed registered nurse that serves as the school nurse will not complete section two of the report. The report will end after ‘no’ is selected for the question that asks if your school employs the services of a school nurse. Charter schools that employ a licensed registered nurse that serves as the school nurse will have their entire report completed by the registered nurse. There should be only one report submitted for each charter school.

A preparation worksheet is provided with the report questions. All schools are encouraged to download the worksheet and mark the appropriate responses before beginning the online report survey. You may click here to access the worksheet or copy and paste the link provided below into your browser. Once you have prepared your responses, save the document to your local computer. This worksheet cannot be accepted as your report. You will use it as a reference tool to enter your information into the online survey system.

Charter school Health Services Report and Section Two Report: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7013141/2022-23-Charter-School-Health-Services-Report-and-Section-Two-Survey

Charter School Health Services Report and Section Two-Worksheet: https://surveygizmolibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/library/12181/09_CharterSchoolHealthServicesReportIntegrated_Section2_Worksheet.docx

Please contact annette.richardson@dhhs.nc.gov or amy.t.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov with questions or concerns

School Business

School Business – May 26, 2023

The FBS website continues to be updated with information related to School Business and our ongoing operations. Please check the FBS homepage regularly for updates.

Close-Out

The close-out letter and due dates will be issued next week.  Please make plans now related to staff who can be on-site to ensure we have received your datafiles the weekend of July 1^st and 2^nd.  More information next week.

Updated Information

Please check our website often this time of year under our What's New section for various updates, alerts and other information that may be pertinent as we close the year.

FBS-SBS DPI Summer Conference

Our annual summer conference will be Thursday, July 20, 2023 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel RTP. Please hold that date.

The discounted Room Block is open and will be available until June 18^th, so for those who haven't reserved a room through the NCASBO Conference block, please jump on those rates and secure that room.

We will provide registration information next week once we get the rate and process finalized.  Thank you for your continued participation in our conference, more information to come soon.

View prior newsletters online: Newsletters and Guidance | NC DPI

Did you know? You can find all School Business newsletters on the website, organized by year. 

Important MEMOs:

• MEMO: Key Dates for 2022–23 Reporting 5/2/23
• MEMO: Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan Amendment 4/18/23
  
• MEMO: 2023–24 Alternative Schools’ Modified Accountability System Options 4/4/23
  
• MEMO: 2023–24 Accountability and Testing Training
  
• MEMO: Justification Required for Exceeding 1.0 Percent Participation in the Alternate Assessment
• MEMO: Charter 2023 RtA Charter Specific 2/10/23
  
• MEMO: 2022–23 Alternate ACCESS Field Test for English Language Learners (ELLs)
  
• MEMO: 2022–23 Annual Testing Program and Accountability Requirements
• MEMO: 2022–23 Testing and Accountability Training
• MEMO: Alternative Accountability Model Options 4/5/22
• MEMO - ACT Minimum Composite Score Update 12/13/21
• MEMO: Lawful Student Absence 11/8/2021
• MEMO: Legal Restrictions for Cancelling School Days for Students and Staff 10/29/2021
• Important Notice from Karl Logan: Senate Bill 654 and Drivers Ed
• Economically-Disadvantaged-Student Count Guidance from Karl Pond 12/9/21

Update on ESSER II- funded programs (PRC 176 and 177) 

The Office of Learning Recovery (OLR) is in the process of conducting outreach to PSUs who have more that 50% of funds remaining for PRC 176 (Summer Bridge Program) or PRC 177 (Summer Career Accelerator). Funds for both of these programs must be obligated by September 30, 2023. 

To further assist PSUs in effectively spending their funds, the OLR will be conducting technical assistance webinars that will provide updates on required data collection for PRC 176, 177, and 188 (Summer Career Accelerator #2) as well as exemplars from PSUs who conducted these programs during Summer 2022. 

Please register for one of the webinars below if your PSU has not expended all funding from PRC 176 and/or PRC 177 OR if your PSU was awarded PRC 188 funds. Check out the latest Covid-19 Allotment and Expenditure Workbook to see Feel free to share the registration information with necessary parties (Federal Programs Director, CTE Director, etc). 

Webinar Registration 

June 5th from 3:30-4:30 PM

June 6th from 9:00-10:00 AM

June 6th from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Register Now for the ARP Summer Convening!

Registration is now open for the Office of Learning Recovery’s 2023 Summer Convening. The event will take place between July 11- July 14, 2023 at SAS in Cary, NC.

Each PSU will be able to bring up to three representatives. In addition to the Superintendent, we recommend inviting your CAO, Assistant Superintendents, CTE Director, and/or Curriculum & Instruction Director. 

Each PSU should only submit one registration and should register with the appropriate cohort.

 Don’t know your cohort? Click here

 Cohort I Registration (July 11th)

Cohort II Registration (July 12th)

Cohort III Registration (July 13^th)

Cohort IV Registration  (July 14^th)

 If you need further information, please reach out to the OLR ARP Consultant, Dr. Richard Lewis at richard.lewis@dpi.nc.gov 

School Risk Management Plan Training

The Center for Safer Schools will host School Risk Management Plan training this summer and fall at the Training Center in Moore County. The sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, June 14; Wednesday, Aug. 9; and Wednesday, Oct. 11.

North Carolina General Statute 115C-105.54 requires that each local school administrative unit shall provide the Division of Emergency Management at the Department of Public Safety (i) schematic diagrams, including digital schematic diagrams, and (ii) emergency response information requested by the Division for the School Risk Management Plan (SRMP).

After completing SRMP training, attendees will be able to:

• Input site-based school data to develop a comprehensive schematic diagram and plans into the SRMP portal.
• Both identify and discuss vulnerabilities and training gaps in their individual plans.
• At least once annually initiate a full schoolwide tabletop exercise on the procedures documented in the SRMP portal.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop, as the sessions will review their individual school plans in the SRMP portal. They will receive technical guidance to ensure their plans meet the necessary state requirements.

All sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at 3600 Samarcand Road in Jackson Springs. Register at the following links: June 14, Aug. 9, Oct. 11.

School Risk Management Plan training also will be held at the July 31-Aug. 2 RISE Back to School Safety Summit in Gaston County. Visit the official RISE webpage for information and registration links.

If you have questions about School Risk Management Plan training, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.

NC Youth/teen MHFA Initiative

School directors, please share with your counseling staff. Counselors, please share with your students!

NCDHHS/Division of Child and Family Wellbeing has developed a statewide plan for Youth and teen MHFA in schools across the state and has asked that we invite interested charter schools across the state to the stakeholder sessions that we have scheduled through the end of June to share more information about the initiative. Individuals interested in learning more about this initiative can register for one of the upcoming sessions using the link below.

https://form.jotform.com/231078113439150 

NC YMHFA-tMHFA Fact Sheet final rev.pdf

RISE Registration is Open

Based on the success of last year’s RISE Back to School Safety Summit in Greensboro, the Center for Safer Schools is happy to announce that registration for RISE 2023 is now open. This year’s RISE – the CFSS’ signature event – will be held July 31-Aug. 2 at the Gastonia Conference Center. Registration is free.

RISE training focuses on the resiliency, information, support and empowerment needed when supporting children and adolescents in schools and communities. This training offers a range of sessions covering the issues of bullying, suicide, opioid and substance use, critical incidents and other vital information about trauma and victimization among children and adolescents, and how these various dynamics impact school climate and school safety.

There will be Work Tracks for school personnel, school resource officers and law enforcement. Visit the CFSS’ RISE webpage for more information and links for registration and discounted hotel rates: RISE 2023 | NC DPI.

Space is limited, so register soon to reserve your spot. If you have questions, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.

Applicant Tracking and Onboarding Systems Implementation Opportunities for Charter Schools

DPI is happy to announce we are ready to begin implementations once again for Applicant Tracking and Onboarding systems for PSUs through our Office of Systems Modernization.  If you took advantage of this opportunity last year and implemented Applicant Tracking, you may want to implement Onboarding this year.  The Onboarding system integrates with Applicant Tracking and allows you to send your newly hired candidate their onboarding or new hire ‘paperwork’ electronically using the Onboarding system.  This frees up time in your office of someone having to sit with each new hire and have them complete forms in the office and then hand deliver them to the appropriate department or staff person.  The Onboarding system not only allows you to create your forms in an electronic format, but also allows for the creation of workflows so that as forms are returned they are distributed through the designated workflow and delivered to the assigned staff. 

If you haven’t taken advantage of Applicant Tracking yet, you may want to do so now before you are in the thick of hiring season for the 2023-2024 school year.  This system comes to you setup with the basics of what you need, but allows you to setup your Candidate Portal individually for you school and allows for each PSU to review the items that have been setup in the base system and make changes to them to suit your needs.  This system is integrated with the TeachNC SchoolSpring statewide job board for more visibility for your job postings to bring you more applicants.  The training is a one-day virtual training session, materials and your session will be recorded so you can continue to use the recording as you work through your review and setup on your own. 

Onboarding training is the same with a one-day virtual training, materials and recorded session and then you continue to work on your own.

Both of these systems are offered to you at no cost to your school.

If you are interested in implementing either of these systems, please email Wendy Hinson at wendy.hinson@dpi.nc.gov with the following information:

·       Name of your school

·       Assigned LEA #

·       Which system you wish to implement (you can choose both) – Applicant Tracking or Onboarding

·       Name of Primary Contact

·       Email of Primary Contact

We are hoping to start our first training sessions in late March/early April so please get your information turned in as soon as possible.  If your school has already contacted Wendy, there is no need to email again unless you have additional questions.  Thank you!

ML/Title III Program Quality (PQ) Updates Stay informed and on top of the latest Multilingual Learner (ML)/Title III Program Quality updates with our new monthly update document! This valuable resource is tailored specifically for charter leaders and will include the latest updates and best practices to help you stay ahead of the curve.   Bookmark and explore now to stay informed and make the most of your school's program to support multilingual learners. ML/Title III Monthly Program Quality Updates for Charter Schools

One-Day Summer Camp for Charter Schools Serving Multilingual Learners Link For more information, visit the ML/Title III Monthly Program Quality Updates for Charter Schools.

• 05.24.23 Weekly_Update.pdf
• DCDEE Degree in the Field Implementation May 2023 FINAL.pdf
• NCATP_2023ATExpo.pdf
• 23-24 TS GOLD for Preschool Requirements.pdf
• Call for Proposals AT Expo 2023.docx

Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates

2023 NC Charter Press Release 5/10/2023; 16 Charter Schools Seek Approval to Open in either 2024 or 2025

North Carolina House Bill 8, titled “Computer Science Graduation Requirement,” aims to make computer science education a requirement for high school graduation and make sure that each middle school offers a computer science class. A grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will give the Friday Institute the ability to expand its professional learning programs to offer Code.org’s professional learning free to North Carolina educators. These trainings are intensive, highly supportive programs designed to prepare educators who have not necessarily taught or studied computer science previously. Educators across the state can now register at a training site nearest them to complete the computer science professional development that best suits their instructional needs.

In addition to the training, lodging, and travel being covered by the grant, teachers who complete the five-day summer professional development training, plus three out of four quarterly workshops to be held on Saturdays throughout the 2023-24 school year, will be eligible to receive a $1,000 stipend.

These programs support educators with diverse teaching backgrounds as they prepare to teach any of the following courses or plan to integrate CS practices into their existing curriculum and instruction:

• Computer Science Discoveries: Designed for educators interested in introducing CS to students in grades 6-10.
• AP Computer Science Principles: Designed for educators interested in helping students in grades 9-12 to explore CS connections to the real world.
• AP Computer Science A: Designed for educators interested in teaching College Board’s AP Computer Science A course to students in grades 9-12.

Learn more about the trainings this summer by visiting our website or register for the workshops at Code.org

The Office of Early Learning provides weekly updates on resources that OCS believes can be very helpful to Charter Schools. You can subscribe directly!

Please forward

School leaders, we encourage you to forward this newsletter on to your staff so they can subscribe to DPI bulletins directly through this link. They will enter their email and then it will bring them to another page where they can select “Charter School Comms Contacts” and any other public listserv to sign up for.

HR Webinar Information - Licensure requirements, resources, and more for Charter School leaders

Once a month, Dr. Tom Tomberlin and his team provide State Board of Education and legislative updates to the human resources contacts in Public School Units (PSUs) across the state.

All sessions are 10:30-11:30AM

 

Link to Join:

Kim Evans' Personal Room

https://ncgov.webex.com/meet/kimberly.evans

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Other Resources from DPI and beyond

• Weekly Top Ten - May 25, 2023
• School Business – Website
• Home Base Bulletin - May 18, 2023
• Program Quality Highlights -- May 2023 Issue
• NC SIS Weekly Email Bulletin 5/24/23
• DTL INSIDER - MAY 18, 2023
• DL/I Discourse - May 2023
• OEL RtA Friday Memo for Charters
• Arts Education Newsletter - Dance & Visual Art Application Now Open
• May 2023 K-12 Monthly Mathematics Update
• LinguaFolio Leaflet - May 2023
• New LIS Resource Available!
• Draft 2 of Proposed 2023 K-12 Science Standards
• May K-12 Science Update
• May 2023: Social Studies Update
• North Carolina Public Schools - School Social Work May Update
• World Languages Newsletter for May 26, 2023
• K-12 Education Legislative Update - Friday, May 26, 2023
• May 2023 From the Boardroom
• Economical disadvantaged student calculation information and instructions
• Updated SASA-Manly dual-Nov2022
• NCDPI Joins NC Businesses for 13th Annual Students@Work℠ Program
• Center for Safer Schools Steps Up Statewide Outreach
• E-rate and School Connectivity Updates

Charter School Job Postings 

If you have current teaching/leadership positions open and wish to share them in this newsletter, reach out to Joseph.Letterio@dpi.nc.gov and provide a link to the posting/s. 

• Alamance Community School - Multiple Opportunities

• American Renaissance School in Statesville, NC is seeking a middle grades Principal. To apply, email your resume and cover letter to jim.duffey@arsnc.org. For more information contact Jim Duffey, Executive Director, at 704-682-9553
• Aspire Trade High School is currently accepting applications for all General Education teachers (7-12) for the 2023-2024 school year.
• Aspire Trade High School CTE and EC Teachers
• Brevard Academy - Multiple opportunities!
• Cape Fear Center for Inquiry - 7th & 8th Grade Science Teacher  Academic Intervention Specialist  EC Teacher Assistant  Teacher Assistant
• Carter G. Woodson - Principal/School Administrator
• Doral Academy - Multiple Opportunities

• Evergreen Community Charter School - Executive Director,  Associate Director, and EC Coordinator

• FernLeaf Community Charter School - Multiple Opportunities
• Global Scholars Academy - School Nutrition Director
• Henderson Collegiate - Multiple Opportunities
• Lakeside Charter Academy - Principal
• Millennium Charter Academy - Headmaster(2023)
• Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (NEAAAT)-multiple opportunities
• Raleigh Charter High School -- Multiple Opportunities
• Roxboro Community School - Managing Executive Director

• Sugar Creek Charter School - Middle School Principal 

• Union Academy - CFO and COO

• Uwharrie Charter Academy -- Multiple Opportunities
• Voyager Academy - Muliple opportunities
• Charter One Opportunities
• Charter Schools USA has several openings in North Carolina. Applicants must send completed linked forms to cporter1@charterschoolsusa.com and ppennthomas@charterschoolsusa.com; Principal, Assistant Principal, CSUSA Senior Financial Analyst  Grant writer Instructional Support Specialist

• KIPP North Carolina Public Schools – Multiple Opportunities!

• Lab School Opportunity - 
  Academy at Middle Fork (App State lab school)

  • Assistant Principal
  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • EC Resource Teacher
    

NCVPS Updates - Summer Credit Recovery & PD

Whom Should I Contact at the Office of Charter Schools?

OCS Main Number: (984) 236-2700 / Email: ocs@dpi.nc.gov

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – EDDIE is the authoritative source for NC public school numbers and demographic information, is used by multiple NCDPI technology systems including: Accountability, PowerSchool, NC School Report Cards, and is used to meet federal reporting requirements. LEAs and charter schools are responsible for ensuring their data in EDDIE are complete, accurate, and current. EDDIE is located at: http://apps.schools.nc.gov/eddie